Fertilizer-distributer.



n. E. RBBY 65 0.1a. PATTISON.

FERTILIZER D ISTBIBUTER. Anmu'nournnn HAR.5,1907.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

2 SHEETSSHEBT 1.

V L. E; ROBY & o. A. PAT-K501i.-

' FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTEB.

APPLIOATFION rum) MAR. 5,1907.

' rammed 001;. 6, 1908.

2 8HEBTS-.SHEBT 2 'CLARENCE A. PAT'IISON,

STATES AVAEABLE CQPY i PATENT OFFICE.

LUTHER noisy nn CLARENCE A. rn'r'rlsou or PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

Fnn'rILIznn-IJIs'rRI aUTER.

Be it known that we, LUTHER E. RoBY and citizens of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the .5 county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have til) invented certain new and useful'lmprovements in F ertilizer-Distributers; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, ciear, and exact description of the invention, which will.enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to fertilizer distributors and the objectof our invention is to provide a machine that may be mounted on an ordinary wagon and will distribute fertilizer material, whctherin a finely divided st ate or lumpy condition andwhether dry or damp, evenly across a track of considerable Width. I

in the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a machine embodying our improvemeats, Figure l is a View of the machine taken on a plane through the bed of the wagon, on which it is supported, looking toward the front thereof; Fig. 2 a top View of the machine: Fig. 3 a vertical cross sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking as indicatcd by the arrow; Fig. i a view of a portion of one end of the machineshowing the lower portion-of the receptacle in vertical section on a plane through the discharge openings; Fig. a view looking-at the op: posite end of the machine, from that shown in Fig. i; Figs. 6-and 7 are detailed views showing the manner-pf connecting the apron of the machine to the wagon,

l a long containing receptacle or hopper which is supported transversely on the rear of an ordinary wagon bed 2, soas to project equally at each side thereof. The side 3 of the hopper adjacent the wagon bed lies in a vertical position when mounted on the wagon and the opposite side 4 thereof inclines downwardly as shown so as to form a contracted bottom, whichis' closed by the plate 5 which has the diamond shaped opn ings 6 arranged at suitable intervals throughout the length thereof, the said openings being preferably arranged with their major axes extending lengthwise of the hopper. The plate 7 supported directly beneath and .in contact with the bottom 5 by the cross pieces 8 which are secured to the bottom of the hopper and cutaway to receive said plate is movable lengthwise of the Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 5, 1907. Serial No. 360,691.

Patented Oct. 6, I908.

thopper by means of the lever 9 which is pivoted thereto at one end and to the bracket 10 on the end of the hopper. This plate 7, extends entirely throughout the length of the hopper and is provided with openings 11, corresponding with the openings 6 in the .bottom 5 and so arranged in said plate that in one position thereof they all register simultaneously with the corresponding openings in the bottom 5 of the hopper and in another position of said plate are wholly out of registry with the openings 6 the Webs of material between the openings 11, in effect closing the bottom 5.

Anend gate board 12 is loosely carried on and suitably distanced from the front piece 3 of the hopper by means of thelbolts 13 and is adapted'to fit in the end gate ways 14 at the rear of the wagon bed 2, andwhen so inserted, the nuts 15 are tightened on the bolts 13 so as to draw the hopper securely against -the end of the wagon bed, and the hopper is supported in position by the straps 16 which have the projecting ends thereof arranged to rest upon the bottom of the wagon bed, when the receptacle is in position thereon.

ing from end to -end thereof is an anger con contracted bottom of the hopper. This auis j ournaled at its center in the partition 18 and the blades on said anger at each side of the partition extend in opposite directions as shown so as to convey material simultaneously in opposite directions on the opposite sides of the partition. At one end of the hopper the shaft of theaiiger projects through the end and has the sprocket 19 mounted thereon around which is passed the chain 20 driven from the sprocket 21. on the shaft 22. This shaft 22 is journaled in bracket bearings on the side 3 of the hopper board of the wagon, and has the sprocket 28 loosely mounted thereon on a linewith the sprocket 24 which is fixed on the ground wheel 25 of the wagon, and has the chain 26 passed therearound, and around said sprocket 23 so as to drive said sprocket 23 when the wagon is moved. Abeveled gear 27 ,fixed on the face of the sprocket 23 and a similar shaft facing the first mentioned beveled gear, mesh with the large beveled gear 29 on a bracket 30 secured to the side 3 of, the hopper. The beveled gears 27 and 28 have veyer 17 of sufficient diameter to fill' the beveled gear 28 loosely mounted on said tit) In the bottom of the hopper 1 and extendand extends to a point adjacent the side iii the clutch lugs 31 which are adapted to be -.l.his clutch member 32 is annularl Y rooved and has the collar 38 engaging said groove in the usual manner for shifting said clutch and said collar is integral with the bracket 34- of the rod 35 which has one end thereof passing through a bearing in the bracket 30 and the other end thereof pivotally secured to the lever 36 on the side P of the hopper within convenient reach of the operator. As is apparent, when the wagon is being drawn across the field, the beveled gear 27 rotates on the shaft 22 with the sprocket 23 and the beveled gear 28 is rotated 11] the opposite (.lirection through the intermediate beveled gear 2%) so thht byshifting the clutch part :32 into engagement with the said beveled gears, the auger 17 may be caused to rotate. in either directionat the will of the operator.

'lhe fertilizer is delivered from the hopper in a somewhat finely divided condition and to effect. even distrilnltion, the apron 1-37 of canvas or other flexible material is provided. which surrounds the hopper at the bottom and depends downwardly to the ground to protect the fertilizer as it falls from the ma chine from being blown about by the wind.

This apron is preferably secured to the hopper by means of the eyelets along the upper edge thereof, which engage the hooks 2-38, which said hooks have the cord 35) passed through the eyes thereof outside the apron to hold the apron thereon.

The bottom of the apron is provided at the rear side with a rod 40 extending across the machine to give it weight. to hold it in position and the front is provided with the heavy beamll extending correspond ingly for a similar purpose and the said beam is connected to the running gear of the wagon by means of the links 42. The links are preferably connected to the divided or bifurcated blocks 43 on the wagon by m ans of. the Wooden pins 4% which pass through the perforations in both parts of the blocks 43 and the perforations in the end of the link 4L2, the said wooden pins being of suiticient strength to resist the ordinary st rain thereon from the cross piece ell and break when subjected to unusual strain and permit the, cross piece to swing rcarwardly out of the way of the obstruction.

In operation, the fertilizii'ig material is deposited in the hopper l from the wagon upon which it is carried in the center at the rear of the wagon. The lever 36 is shifted to throw the clutch 32 into engagement with the beveled gear 27 which operates the auger 17 to move the fertilizer across the openings 6 in the bottom thereof, to the opposite ends of the hopper, which movement feeds the fertilizer to all the discharge openings. 'hen the fertilizer begins to accu mulate at the ends of the hopper, the clutch 32 is shifted into engagement with the beveled gear 28 and the auger driven in the opposite direction, which moves the fertilizer back across the openings (3 to the center of the hopper. By shifting the lever 36 the fertilizer may be carried back and forth across the o ienin s U and evenl dis.

charged through said openings and dis tributed onto the ground.

\Ye claim 1. In a fertilizer distributor, the com bination of a containing receptacle provided with discharge openings, means for mount ing the said receptacle on the rear end of a wagon, a flexible inclosed apron or shield with which the discharge openings communicate, a weight member carried by said apron at. the bottom thereof, and a brace connecting said weight member to a part on the wagon.

In a fertilizer distributor, in combination, a containing receptacle having discharge openings, means for mounting the receptacle on the rear end of a wagon, a flexible inclosed apron or shield with which the discharge openings con'nnunicate, a weight member carried by said apron at the bottom thereof, a bolt passing through the apron and the weight member. a brace pivoted to the PI'OJBtJiTlDg end of the bolt and a frangible connection between the brace and a part of the wagon.

3. In a fertilizer distrilniter,the combination of a containing receptacle having discharge openings, means for mounting the receptacle on the rear end of a wagon, a flexible inclosed apron or shield with which the discharge openings cominunicate a. weight member carried by said. apron at the bottom thereof, a brace connected to said weight member and a frangible connection between said brace and a part of the wagon.

In testimony whereof we have allixed our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

LUTHER I RUBY. CLARENCE A. PA'ITISON.

Witnesses 1 ll. V. Glnsoiv, E. M. GxLi-ss. 

